A coin's fall

Hayase Nagatoro, a young girl with a sharp tongue, knelt on the street one evening. She wore a white-collared shirt tucked into her pleated skirt, which was paired with black pantyhose. As she knelt, tears streamed down her face, her expression filled with surprise. A metallic coin dropped from her hand, clattering onto the pavement. nearby, a trash box sat abandoned, its lid slightly askew. The air was thick with tension as passersby hurried past, not noticing the small scene unfolding before them.